EML Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Alamo Group, Inc. has a net margin of 1.05% compared to The Eastern Co.'s net margin of 6.04%. The Eastern Co.'s return on equity of 4.97% beat Alamo Group, Inc.'s return on equity of 10.89%.

The Eastern Co. has a consensus price target of --, signalling downside risk potential of --. On the other hand Alamo Group, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $219.75 which suggests that it could grow by 4.06%. Given that Alamo Group, Inc. has higher upside potential than The Eastern Co., analysts believe Alamo Group, Inc. is more attractive than The Eastern Co..

The Eastern Co. has a beta of 0.983, which suggesting that the stock is 1.697% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Alamo Group, Inc. has a beta of 1.134, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 13.416%.

The Eastern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.44%. Alamo Group, Inc. offers a yield of 0.59% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share. The Eastern Co. pays 20.69% of its earnings as a dividend. Alamo Group, Inc. pays out 10.8% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

The Eastern Co. quarterly revenues are $55.3M, which are smaller than Alamo Group, Inc. quarterly revenues of $420M. The Eastern Co.'s net income of $578.9K is lower than Alamo Group, Inc.'s net income of $25.4M. Notably, The Eastern Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.06x while Alamo Group, Inc.'s PE ratio is 21.90x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for The Eastern Co. is 0.43x versus 1.58x for Alamo Group, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. has a net margin of 1.05% compared to The Eastern Co.'s net margin of -12.74%. The Eastern Co.'s return on equity of 4.97% beat Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.'s return on equity of 7.96%.

The Eastern Co. has a consensus price target of --, signalling downside risk potential of --. On the other hand Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could grow by 196.61%. Given that Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. has higher upside potential than The Eastern Co., analysts believe Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. is more attractive than The Eastern Co..

The Eastern Co. has a beta of 0.983, which suggesting that the stock is 1.697% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. has a beta of 0.744, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 25.554%.

The Eastern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.44%. Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. The Eastern Co. pays 20.69% of its earnings as a dividend. Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. The Eastern Co.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

The Eastern Co. quarterly revenues are $55.3M, which are larger than Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. quarterly revenues of $5.1M. The Eastern Co.'s net income of $578.9K is higher than Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.'s net income of -$645.5K. Notably, The Eastern Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.06x while Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.'s PE ratio is 11.60x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for The Eastern Co. is 0.43x versus 0.52x for Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Astec Industries, Inc. has a net margin of 1.05% compared to The Eastern Co.'s net margin of -1.2%. The Eastern Co.'s return on equity of 4.97% beat Astec Industries, Inc.'s return on equity of 7.33%.

The Eastern Co. has a consensus price target of --, signalling downside risk potential of --. On the other hand Astec Industries, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $56.50 which suggests that it could fall by -2.42%. Given that Astec Industries, Inc. has higher upside potential than The Eastern Co., analysts believe Astec Industries, Inc. is more attractive than The Eastern Co..

The Eastern Co. has a beta of 0.983, which suggesting that the stock is 1.697% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Astec Industries, Inc. has a beta of 1.452, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 45.173%.

The Eastern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.44%. Astec Industries, Inc. offers a yield of 0.9% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share. The Eastern Co. pays 20.69% of its earnings as a dividend. Astec Industries, Inc. pays out 276.3% of its earnings as a dividend. The Eastern Co.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Astec Industries, Inc.'s is not.

The Eastern Co. quarterly revenues are $55.3M, which are smaller than Astec Industries, Inc. quarterly revenues of $350.1M. The Eastern Co.'s net income of $578.9K is higher than Astec Industries, Inc.'s net income of -$4.2M. Notably, The Eastern Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.06x while Astec Industries, Inc.'s PE ratio is 27.79x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for The Eastern Co. is 0.43x versus 0.97x for Astec Industries, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a net margin of 1.05% compared to The Eastern Co.'s net margin of 12.55%. The Eastern Co.'s return on equity of 4.97% beat Caterpillar, Inc.'s return on equity of 45.22%.

The Eastern Co. has a consensus price target of --, signalling downside risk potential of --. On the other hand Caterpillar, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $701.85 which suggests that it could fall by -7.22%. Given that Caterpillar, Inc. has higher upside potential than The Eastern Co., analysts believe Caterpillar, Inc. is more attractive than The Eastern Co..

The Eastern Co. has a beta of 0.983, which suggesting that the stock is 1.697% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Caterpillar, Inc. has a beta of 1.579, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 57.863%.

The Eastern Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.44%. Caterpillar, Inc. offers a yield of 0.79% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.51 per share. The Eastern Co. pays 20.69% of its earnings as a dividend. Caterpillar, Inc. pays out 31.58% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

The Eastern Co. quarterly revenues are $55.3M, which are smaller than Caterpillar, Inc. quarterly revenues of $19.1B. The Eastern Co.'s net income of $578.9K is lower than Caterpillar, Inc.'s net income of $2.4B. Notably, The Eastern Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 21.06x while Caterpillar, Inc.'s PE ratio is 40.18x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for The Eastern Co. is 0.43x versus 5.28x for Caterpillar, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.